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715 tickets issued as Omaha police crack down on illegal driving stunts

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715 tickets issued as Omaha police crack down on illegal driving stunts

Kevin Cole World-Herald Staff Writer
May 4, 2026
May 4, 2026 Updated 9 hrs ago
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A special enforcement operation targeting illegal vehicular stunts and street racing has already resulted in hundreds of citations being issued by the Omaha Police Department with most of the month of May to go.

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